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All the flags homes in UK are allowed to fly amid St George's cross row
Stoke Sentinel UK ^ | 08 23 2025 | Hannah Ahmed and Hayley Parker

Posted on 08/25/2025 8:40:48 AM PDT by yesthatjallen

Flying the St George's cross has been a topic of hot debate this week with many left wondering what the law says on flying flags from your home.

What many people don't know is that there are certain criteria which must be met to fly a flag from your house without consent, according to the government website.

Now the rules have been clarified as many residents across North Staffordshire have been erecting flags over the last few days.

On the 'Flying flags: a plain English guide' page, the government makes it clear flags are "a very British way of expressing joy and pride – they are emotive symbols which can boost local and national identities, strengthen community cohesion and mark civic pride."

The officials add: "The government wants to see more flags flown, particularly the Union Flag, the flag of the United Kingdom. It is a symbol of national unity and pride. The government has recently issued guidance encouraging the flying of the Union Flag on all UK government buildings throughout the year, alongside other national and local flags."

According to the page, the government have "made it easier" for the Union Flag to be flown "alongside other flags" so "organisations can highlight their local identities, as well as their national identities, and celebrate special days or events which champion civic pride."

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(Excerpt) Read more at stokesentinel.co.uk ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: britain; stgeorgecross; stgeorgeflag; uk

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1 posted on 08/25/2025 8:40:48 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
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2 posted on 08/25/2025 8:44:45 AM PDT by kiryandil (No one in AZ that voted for Trump voted for Gallego )
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To: yesthatjallen

How many times do they have to say “The Government”?

The government is wise, all powerful and benevolent until you do something it thinks is unsafe, hateful or wrong. Then they are a monster.

Big government is like Big Brother, and he is always watching you.


4 posted on 08/25/2025 8:55:41 AM PDT by Alas Babylon! (Repeal the Patriot Act; Abolish the DHS; reform FBI top to bottom!)
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To: yesthatjallen

I’m thinking a little “There go the people. I must follow them, for I am their leader” action going on here.


5 posted on 08/25/2025 8:56:57 AM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: Right Brother

Wow that’s generous of them. They are going to “allow” British citizens to fly the flag of their country at their homes.


6 posted on 08/25/2025 8:58:11 AM PDT by iamgalt
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To: yesthatjallen

The Government = Unelected leftwing bureaucrats answerable to no one


7 posted on 08/25/2025 9:00:40 AM PDT by Flavious_Maximus (Tony Fauci will be put on death row and die of COVID!)
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“ What many people don’t know is that there are certain criteria which must be met to fly a flag from your house without consent, according to the government website.”

Wow.
So glad my ancestors left that crap show in 1701.

The left wants to bring similar control here.
They want government having that control over us .
Utterly anti American


8 posted on 08/25/2025 9:04:11 AM PDT by HereInTheHeartland (“I don’t really care, Margaret.””)
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To: yesthatjallen
As far as I can see, the only remaining nonviolent path back to sanity (and it may be too late) is to embrace and adopt Sharia Law... with one small twist. The population that is pre-eminent is not the Islamic population, but the national populace or their faith or pretty much ANYTHING but Islam... because the Islamist invaders will not be able to argue against their own ideology, and they most surely will never choose to live under their own system if they are not the favored group in the system... so they will self-deport expeditiously if it gets passed and enforced (even temporarily).

Otherwise, as far as I can see, either they have to say goodbye to their homeland and their identity, or lots and lots and lots of death and suffering will have to come before a victor is established (if they haven't already).

9 posted on 08/25/2025 9:06:20 AM PDT by Teacher317
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The British flag could “cause offense”. Maybe the government could check itself into jail like Otis from the Andy Griffith Show.


10 posted on 08/25/2025 9:21:56 AM PDT by packagingguy
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11 posted on 08/25/2025 9:30:28 AM PDT by spokeshave (Proud Boys, Angry Dads. Grumpy Grandads & Curmudgeons)
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12 posted on 08/25/2025 9:42:36 AM PDT by larrytown (A Cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do. Then they graduate...)
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To: larrytown

That movie is so ironic at that point. Of course, leftists had to portray Christianity as the culprit, where the complete opposite would, of course, be the case. Leftists and Muslims imposing tyranny.


13 posted on 08/25/2025 9:48:40 AM PDT by fuzzylogic (welfare state = sharing of poor moral choices among everybody)
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To: yesthatjallen

Wankers. I wonder if Orwell knew that he was writing the future of his own country when he wrote “1984”.


14 posted on 08/25/2025 9:50:11 AM PDT by Sicon ("All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - G. Orwell)
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Wow, y’all have to have permission to fly a flag???
Can I remind you of the great success against such overreach we had in 1776?


15 posted on 08/25/2025 9:55:36 AM PDT by bk1000 (Banned from Breitbart)
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Although I'm an American, I fly the flag of the ancient country of England, home of my mother's ancestors.


16 posted on 08/25/2025 10:02:23 AM PDT by Avalon Memories (Obama & Biden Inc. really did provide opportunities for Trump to be murdered.)
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there are certain criteria which must be met to fly a flag from your house without consent, according to the government website.

It's a Police State, Jim.

17 posted on 08/25/2025 10:08:05 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: HereInTheHeartland

The key difference between the USA and the UK is we’re armed; they’re not.

The Brits sit around moaning, whining , complaining, hoping someone(us) will ‘’save’ them.

Never occurs to them to take matters into their own hands.


18 posted on 08/25/2025 10:11:15 AM PDT by jmacusa ( Liberals. Too stupid to be idiots.)
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To: fuzzylogic

Still one of my favorite movies. And basically predicted Covid also.


19 posted on 08/25/2025 11:00:21 AM PDT by cowboyusa ( YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA AND HE WILL HAVE NO OTHER GODS BEFORE HIM!)
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To: yesthatjallen

what is the government’s position on

starmer is a wanker

do you need permission for that?

is it on their website?


20 posted on 08/25/2025 12:00:19 PM PDT by joshua c
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